goldminer

[ gohld-mahy-ner ]
/ ˈgoʊldˌmaɪ nər /

noun

a person who mines gold or works in a gold mine.

Origin of goldminer

First recorded in 1850–55; gold + miner

Words nearby goldminer

goldilocks, goldilocks zone, golding, goldman, goldmark, goldminer, goldoni, goldovsky, goldsboro, goldschmidt, goldsinny

Example sentences from the Web for goldminer

  • We climbed a little narrow track up a mountain, in a light buggy that a goldminer lent us.

    Living Alone |Stella Benson

  • At a little place called Reinov a goldminer asked me to see his sick wife.

    Letters of Anton Chekhov |Anton Chekhov